A big, big thank-you to all the volunteers who planned and pulled off a wonderful fundraising event at Conkling Hall on Saturday, Jan. 31. To all our friends and neighbors from near and far, who turned out and gave so generously: Thank you.

Timothy Albright wrote a letter that beautifully expressed the sentiments of many in the town of New Scotland regarding the Hilton/LeVie barn, and, in this past edition, two more letters echoed the need for that barn to not only be saved but also to be kept where it belongs — at its historic site.